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You find freedom inside- nowhere else. In the heart of every human being is that one space which is free, which is filled with Peace, and which is full of Love” (Rawat). In the novel ,Their Eyes Were Watching God, is a story of a girl growing into womanhood on the journey to feel the meaning of true love and to feel the importance of self needs . From one relationship to another Janie has constantly had her power stripped from her; being oppressed Janie finally takes control of her life…

Throughout the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie takes on multiple personas based on her relationships, but she is never able to fully reinvent herself. In order for one to become a new person, one must know exactly who they are naturally. Since Janie spends her whole life controlled by others, her changing character is never a result of inward reflection, and therefore does not truly represent reinvention. Janie is not victorious in her attempts to begin a new,…

Throughout a person life, they are constantly changing. It can either be in a positive or negative way. In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes were Watching God, we see the main character Jamie Crawford change throughout her marriage to Jody Sparks. She loved him, but “he did not represent sun-up and pollen and blooming trees” (29). In the beginning she is this care free happy woman and is in love. Next, we see her start to become this quiet woman who does whatever her husband says. Lastly Janie…

In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God the author, Zora N. Hurston, focuses on Janie Starks journey for love. Growing up Janie's grandmother tried to obscure her views on love by forcing her into marriage with Logan Killicks. Even Though Nanny raised Janie on certain values for love, Janie met Tea Cakes and found the love she has been longing for. In the novel the horizon symbolized Janie life opportunities. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie's grandmother teaching on love coupled with…

A select few of pieces of literature like to start off with having a mysterious character -- or characters -- in order to reveal their past and the meaning of the book. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston does exactly this with the main character, Janie who’s origin is unknown from the start. As we learn more about how she’s treated at the beginning before the flashbacks, how her Grandmother affected her view on love, and Janie’s relationships, we learn more about Hurston's…

In this novel, Their eyes were watching God, by Zora Neil Hurston, they're were many examples of love and passion. Their were three love interest in this novel who mainly were there to support Janie. Those of which were Tea Cake, Logan, and Joe. There was one love interest that stood out the most in this novel. In Their eyes were watching God, Tea Cake's love interest in Janie is visualized several times throughout this story. Logan and Janie's relationship was arranged and unsuccessful…

The ending of Their Eyes Were Watching God is overall optimistic. Janie Crawford, at a young age, saw a glimpse of the excitement of freedom, but once she realised the fullness in life that she desired, she could not have it. Her grandmother, who only had her best interests in mind, was the first of many to repress Janie’s character along with her identity. Janie spent most of her life being someone other than her true self, and struggled to accept the restrained freedom. From husband to husband…

Witnesses Their Eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, It is a novel about a young lady named Janie and her experiences of love. Janie is a beautiful woman, who dreams and tries to find her true love since she was young. She wishes she would have a lovely marriage and a perfect lover, but unfortunately, life does not goes the way she wants. When she becomes an adult, she has to marry a guy who she does not love. Her love life and her dreams starts to be ruined. She has to…

Quote: “The wind came back with triple fury, and put out the light for the last time. They sat in the company with the others in their shanties, their eyes straining against crude walls and their souls asking if He meant to measure their puny might against His. They seem to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.” Question: Compare and contrast Janie’s three marriages. What initially pulls her to each of the three men? How do they differ from one another? How does she…

Their Eyes Were Watching God, a novel written by Zora Neale Hurston, depicts the tumultuous tale of Janie, a black woman living in the South, and her love affairs and journey of self-realization. Due to Hurston’s culturally rich scenes and choice of narration, using dialect traditional of southern black, this classic novel can be interpreted as a folktale. Folktales, defined as “… tale[s] or… legend[s] originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially… forming part of the oral…